Track #13: The Mission's Briefing
Artist: Tim Hellmann
Origin: Last Instructions by Minako Hamano and Akira Fujiwara
Length: 2:53
"Last Instructions" is the uplifting theme that plays upon the reveal in Metroid Fusion as to the true nature and allegiances of Samus's AI commanding officer, playing as a way out of one of the most difficult situations she has ever encountered finally presents itself. This remix, courtesy of Tim Hellmann, is for the most part very faithful to the original. The song opens on a very 80s bass synth that wouldn't feel out of place in a John Carpenter movie before heroic strings introduce the main body of the song. This remix is soft but driving, winding down from the energy of the previous remix.
This remix is one of the more straightforward remixes on the Harmony of a Hunter albums (though there are some that are nearly one-to-one the original, which this one isn't). It's a very pleasant change of pace from the dark and gloomy songs that have come before, which is very needed as we approach the end of the first album's Disc 1. All in all it's a faithful reproduction of one of the only outright pleasant songs in Fusion, and between this remix and "The Caves of Brinstar" Tim Hellmann's great range in remix style is on full display.
Rating: ⭐⭐
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